JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FUNDS TO HELP LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs
(OJP) will make over $340 million available to enhance local law enforcement
services to state and local jurisdictions.Beginning on June 5, 2002, OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will
open the online application process for the FY 2002 Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant Program (LLEBG).The application
period is open for six weeks, closing on July 17, 2002.

"We are pleased to assist states and local communities in their
efforts to reduce crime and increase security," said OJP's Assistant
Attorney General Deborah J. Daniels."This program allows flexibility to meet local needs."

The Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program (LLEBG) directly funds
units of local government to support projects that reduce crime and improve
public safety.There are broad funding
purposes including hiring officers, paying overtime, and purchasing equiptment.Originated in the Omnibus Fiscal Year 1996
Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-134), the LLEBG program funds are made
available to all states, the District of Columbia, five territories, and
approximately 3,600 local units of government in the United States.

The LLEBG application and award process is an online, paperless
process; the entire transaction is accomplished via the Internet.To assist with any technical difficulties
that may arise relating to the online application process, a toll-free hotline
is available to all applicants, 7 days per week, during the entire application
process.The toll-free help desk number
is

1-888-549‑9901
(choose option 3).To assist with
program and policy inquiries, BJA'sprogrammatic help desk, also accessed through the same toll-free number,
is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern, by choosing
option 4.

See the OJP Web site for information about the program and the
application: